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Following is the petition against the conversion of Route 115 from a local connecting road to a four lane divided super highway. We, the people of Newcastle, are concerned with the preservation of our life style. This petition is against the proposed conversion of Route 115 from a Local Connecting Road to a high volume, divided and limited access, four lane Super Highway. Our reasoning is that this plan is simply a very serious threat to the well being and cohesiveness of our community. Route 115 is now a local connecting road. Residents of the communities of Orono, Newcastle and Bowmanville, all in the same Town of Newcastle, are integrated by this road. The people use it daily for work, services and social activities. The town is so committed to Route 115 as a regional hub that it saw fit to build a Regional High School and Junior High School with no other access. Route 115 is important and necessary to the continued vitality of the town. It must continue to serve the community with free right of access over and, across and to the right and to the ieft, acting as an integrator of and not a divider of the community, such as would, be the case with the proposed Super Highway. The need to transport people safely and efficiently between Toronto and the Kawarthas is recognized. However, the Ministry of Transportation bas no right to assume that this objective, naturally and without question, takes precedenceqovernthe vital needs of the local community of the Town of Newcastle. We Canadians are only just beginning to face the reality of the world wide energy crisis. However, in 1979, traffic along Route 115, particularly on weekends, is noticeably lighter than in previous years. Forecasts of $300 per gallon for gasoline by the mid 80's, along with a short supply, wil predictably cause a continued reduction in traffic volume and an improved safety record for Route 115. Therefore, the useful life of Route 115, in its present configuration, meeting the dual needs of the local community as well as transient travellers, should easily be extended by 10-15 years. The people of the-Town of Newcastle believe that the safety record of the highway has improved in recent years with the installation of traffic lights and with the minor modifications to the road for feeding traffic and turning. We submit that further safety improveients can be made to the existing road at low cost with minor engineer- ing, better traffic regulations and police control. In this 10-15 year time frame, 407 should prove viable and Route 115 can continue as a secondary route. Further, this petition wishes to expose the "issue of safety" as a red herring being used by the Ministry of Transportation to ram in a super highway along Route 115. Their objective is to attract more high speed traffic from other roads in order to whisk people to and from Toronto and the Kawarthas. All of this will work a hardship on the people of our community. There will be more cars, more noise, more fumes and more SPEED, and perhaps more accidents. - The business people will attract one-way traffic only. We anticipate nothing but problems as high school students develop the strip into a race towards the nearest clover leaf Uncontrollable pedestrians crossings, particuiarly of children, will become a most serious safety problem. The vision of a plan with two regional high schools on a major super highway is Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, October 24. 1979 il Receive Service Pins at Ladies' Auxiliary Birthday Party These members of the Bowmanville branch of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies' Auxiliary received membership service pins at the Branch 178 Ladies Auxiliary birthday celebration held on Monday, October 15. From left to right are Thelma Little, Mrs. E. Bourne, and Anne English, who received 25-year pins. At the right is Mabel Williams who received her 15-year pin. Legion Ladies' Auxiliary Celebrates Birthday The Ladies' Auxiliary from Branch 178 of the Royal Canadian Legion held a birthday celebration on Monday, October 15, at the Legion Hall in Bowmanville. Here, charter members Annie Clapp (left) and Jenny Harnden cut the birthday cake in honor of the Legion Auxiliary's 33 years of operation. Pool Rezoning Is Ready for OK A by-law to rezone land at the Bowmanville High School for an indoor swimming pool and squash courts has been referred to Newcastle Council for approval. Under the terms of the by-law, the pool project would be able to proceed on the -school property. The property in question -would, however, require one parking space for each six persons maximum designed capacity of the recreation complex. Planning Director Don Smith explained in a report to the planning commit- tee Monday, October 15 that because the pool would be built on a parcel of land within the school property, a special by-law would be needed to accommodate the buildinng. While the planning commit- tee bas passed this by-iaw on to Council for final approval, there is still some uncertainty on exactly how the addition to the Bowmanville High School wil be built. Newcastle Mayor Garnet Rickard said that it was suggested during a recent meeting of the Splash Building Committee that the school entrarice would be made a little wider and the location of the squash courts would be rearranged. He said many of the building committee members felt this would improve the overall design of the structure. Lincoln Carpets Limited Youbuythe carpet... we'll instaI them for you. Specalizing in Expert Wall-to-Wall Installations Vinyl. 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Moorcroft, superintendent of instruitionannuncïi d that 118 early admission pupils had been enrolled in September of this year. There were 143 in the early admission program last year. "It would seem from administra tion's viewpoint . . that this has been a good thing," said Andy Thompson, chairman of the School Board. Mr. Moorcroft noted that the Board would continue to monitor the progress of the early admission pupils who are now in grade one or are spending a second year in kindergarten. Mr. Moorcroft said he was "guardedly opti- mistic about the success of the two-year-old program. "We feel it is quite important to observe the children in grade one," he added. EdJucationi wIth JeIry Hawkins I can very clearly, remember when, at sixteen years of age, I purchased my first car. It was a 1937 Plymouth two-door, and even in those days it was classed as an old car. It was in perfect condition. Well, almost perfect condition. The windshield wiper didn't work properly, but that wasn't serious because you could always reach out and move it by hand. The heater didn't work either, but who cares about that when it's summer? Everything else worked. Mind you, if vou were going down a bumpy road where you just had to go slowly, the headlights dimmed so much you could hardly see. That was easily solved, of course, by just shoving in the clutch and reviving the engine until the lights brightened up enough so you could see up ahead. Mind you, it had to be done every fifty or so feet, but we always got to our destination, eventually. Oh yes, it needed a paint job but, again, that could hardly be held against the car. And so I paid the asking price for the car -- ninety- nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. Man, was I proud! I had worked a long time to save that money, and here, finally, I was putting down the main street of Peterborough headed for home. The fact that the back bumper fell off the car right in the middle of town was only a minor setback. Nothing could lessen my excitement and my pride 'in my achievement. I have had lots of different cars since that day, but none ever gave me the joy that came with the old '37 Plymouth. I guess it was because it was the first big purchase I had ever made. And, more importantly, I had done it on my own, with my own money. I was experiencing the joy of self achievement. It was a good experience. One doesn't need to buy a car to get the feeling of self achievement. It comes whenever anyone achieves a worthy goal. It's the payoff that results from long hard work, where you have had to persist to be successful. It's the good feeling one has when they pass a tough course, land a challenging job, win the battle against sickness, or work hard to have a project be successful. And, while it may not be a very popular thing to say, it can be the feeling a student gets when they walk up on the school stage to receive their graduation diploma. After four or five years of hard work, overcoming discouragement, continuing on when they really wanted to quit and studying when they didn't really feel like it, the reward comes. That diploma is only a piece of paper, but it says so much. It's received with joy because it proves a person can achieve. It's one of those tangible signs of self achievement. It's a lot better than a '37 Plymouth because it stays with you forever. Nearby Citizens Petition Against Changing Hwy 115 S SALEM The Salem unit of St. Paul's U.C.W. met in the churh on Wednesday, Oct. loth at 8 p.m. Group No. 1 was in charge of the meeting and the theme was "The year of the child" and especially handicapped children. Mrs. Bessie Welsh opened the devotional with Hymn No. 445. She went on to tell us that Francis Crosby Van Aistyne, the author, had been biind from an early age and yet had written over 8000 gospel songs. Bible readings were from Mark 10 verses 46-50 and P ims 148:12-13. The hymn "He's got the whole world in his hands", followed by a prayer by Mrs. Welsh brought the devotional to a close. Mrs. June Marchant opened the program with a reading about the international year of the child and the things that are being done by organiza- tions around the world to help needy children. Mrs. Ruby Shackleton read an article from a recent copy of the Star telling about "Children of hate in Ireland" and how hopeless it seems to try to help them change. Mrs. Welsh told about a crusade by Dale Evans in nothing short of moral irresponsibility. According to Mr. C.R. Lumley, Senior Project Manager of the Ministry of Transportation, the proposed plan was one of many options considered and is, without question, not the ideal solution but a compromise. The theory of compromise is fine; however, the people find the proposed plan unnecessary and unacceptable. Our recommendation to the Ministry of Transportation is that the proposed plan for the conversion of Route 115 to a super highwayRbe dropped immediately. The change, if any, required to Route 115 should have a first priority the needs of the people of the Town of Newcastle. Darlington Subdivision Re-introduced Plans for a 41-lot estate subdivision south of Taunton Rd. and west of the Clarke- Darlington boundary have been re-introduced to Newcastle's planning and development committee. Peter Hammer, a spokes- man for the owners of the 150 acre property, explained that lot sizes in this development would be between 112 to four acres with septic tanks and wells being used. Approximateiy 50 per cent of the land would be developed while the remainder would consist mainly of valley lands which would be open space. Access to the proposed To Committee subdivision would be by way of a forced road south of Taunton Rd. No access onto Taunton is proposed. The subdivision was first received by the Town in 1975 and was given conditional approval by Council in 1976. Since that time, some changes in the plan were made. Development would require an officiai plan amendment and Planning' Director Don Smith said in a report to the planning committee that a further staff report and recommendations on the sub- division will be submitted after the official plan application has been circulated. 9-Pce. Electrohome Rural Heritaqe solid Veneer Maple Wood finished in a warm pine. Buffet, Hutch, Trestle Table, 4 side chairs, 2 arm chairs. Reg. 50~ $2,769.00 $2 914V .9*5 9-Pce. Electrohome Contemporary look. Large Buffet, Hutch, Large table in Pecan and Elm with 6 arm chairs. Reg. s2,169.50 8-Pce. Peppler for small dining area. 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